Cientra to expand globally and scale capabilities, says Kempanna
http://accenture.com Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has acquired New Jersey-headquartered Cientra, a silicon design and engineering services company, offering custom silicon solutions for global clients from offices in Frankfurt, Bangalore, Hyderabad and New Delhi.
The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
“Everything from data centre expansion to cloud computing, wireless technologies, edge computing and the proliferation of AI, are driving demand for next-generation silicon products,” said Karthik Narain, group chief executive—Technology at Accenture.
“Our acquisition of Cientra is our latest move to expand our silicon design and engineering capabilities and it underscores our commitment to helping our clients maximize value and reinvent themselves in this space,” he said on 10 July.
“Since inception, Cientra https://www.cientra.com/ has been dedicated to building top talent and fostering continuous innovation, developing product solutions that drive value for our clients,” said Anil Kempanna, CEO, Cientra.
“Joining Accenture provides exciting opportunities to expand globally and scale our capabilities to create new avenues of growth for our clients as well as our people http://nasdaq.com .”
This acquisition follows the addition of Excelmax Technologies https://excelmaxtech.com/ , a Bangalore, India-based semiconductor design services provider, earlier this week, and XtremeEDA, an Ottawa, Canada-based silicon design services company, in 2022.
Founded in 2015, Cientra brings consulting expertise in embedded IoT https://www.iottechexpo.com/global/ and application-specific integrated circuit design and verification capabilities, which augments Accenture’s silicon design experience and further enhances its ability to help clients accelerate semiconductor innovation required to support growing data computing needs.
Cientra has deep experience in engineering, development and testing across hardware, software and networks, in the automotive, telecommunications and high-tech industries. The company brings approximately 530 experienced engineers and practitioners to Accenture’s Advanced Technology Centres in India.
Accenture has approximately 750,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. fiinews.com
